Prosthetics debuted on the runway in 1999 during Alexander McQueen’s No.13 spring collection. For the show, McQueen collaborated with Paralympic athlete and double amputee Aimee Mullin. Mullin appeared in the show wearing a pair of wooden legs. Mullins’ appearance challenged traditional beauty standards.
Fashion continues to embrace inclusivity, with amputee models gracing the runway. From Rihanna’s Savage x Fenty lingerie to body modifications at Duran Lantink’s fall 2025 collection fashioned from materials like silicon and decorative metals, the designs inspire, provoke controversy and redefine aesthetics of beauty from head to toe.
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Prosthetics in Fashion: Transforming Beauty Standards on the Runway
Image Credit: Giovanni Giannoni Alexander McQueen spring 1999 ready to wear collection on September 27, 1999 in Paris, France.
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Prosthetics in Fashion: Transforming Beauty Standards on the Runway
Image Credit: Giovanni Giannoni Model Audrey Marnay on the runway at the Alexander McQueen spring 1999 ready to wear fashion show.
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Prosthetics in Fashion: Transforming Beauty Standards on the Runway
Image Credit: Getty Images A model walks down the runway during the Alexander McQueen fall 2009 ready to wear fashion show in Paris, France.
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Prosthetics in Fashion: Transforming Beauty Standards on the Runway
Image Credit: Giovanni Giannoni Model Gisele Bundchen on the runway at the Givenchy fall 1999 ready to wear collection designed by Alexander McQueen.
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Prosthetics in Fashion: Transforming Beauty Standards on the Runway
Image Credit: Giovanni Giannoni A model on the runway in the Alexander McQueen fall 1999 ready to wear fashion show on February 23, 1999, in London, England.
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Prosthetics in Fashion: Transforming Beauty Standards on the Runway
Image Credit: WWD Model on the runway at Rick Owens fall 2019 ready to wear fashion show in Paris, France.
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Prosthetics in Fashion: Transforming Beauty Standards on the Runway
Image Credit: WWD Model on the runway at Rick Owens fall 2019 ready to wear fashion show in Paris, France.
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Prosthetics in Fashion: Transforming Beauty Standards on the Runway
Image Credit: WWD Model backstage at Rick Owens fall 2019 ready to wear fashion show in Paris, France.
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Prosthetics in Fashion: Transforming Beauty Standards on the Runway
Image Credit: Getty Images Bella Hadid and Lauren Wasser prepares backstage for Savage X Fenty Show Presented By Amazon Prime Video – Backstage at Barclays Center on September 10, 2019 in Brooklyn, New York.
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Prosthetics in Fashion: Transforming Beauty Standards on the Runway
Image Credit: WWD A model on the runway at the Chromat 10 Spring 2020 runway show in September 7, 2019 New York.
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Prosthetics in Fashion: Transforming Beauty Standards on the Runway
Image Credit: WWD Model on the runway Balenciaga spring 2020 ready to fashion show in Paris, France.
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Prosthetics in Fashion: Transforming Beauty Standards on the Runway
Image Credit: Getty Images Hannah Rose Dalton walks the runway during the Matières Fécales fall 2025 presentation at the Hotel Le Marois on March 07, 2025 in Paris, France.
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Prosthetics in Fashion: Transforming Beauty Standards on the Runway
Image Credit: Francisco Gomez de Villaboa/WWD Backstage at Duran Lantink Spring 2025 ready to wear runway show at the Lycée Turgot Paris on September 28, 2024 in Paris, France.
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Prosthetics in Fashion: Transforming Beauty Standards on the Runway
Image Credit: Francisco Gomez de Villaboa/WWD Backstage at Duran Lantink Spring 2025 ready to wear runway show at the Lycée Turgot Paris on September 28, 2024 in Paris, France.
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Prosthetics in Fashion: Transforming Beauty Standards on the Runway
Image Credit: Francisco Gomez de Villaboa/WWD Backstage at Duran Lantink Spring 2025 ready to wear runway show at the Lycée Turgot Paris on September 28, 2024 in Paris, France.
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